Autistic art

Autistic art can be that done by autistic artists or that which captures or conveys a variety of autistic experiences or demeanor.

Autistic art

Art by those with disabilities has long been shown in separated venues or exhibitions from artists without disabilities [http://www.autismconnect.org/news.asp?section=00010001&itemtype=news&id=6300 AutismConnect - Museums thrust autistic artists into the mainstream ] ] and the art of those with autism has often been considered part of Outsider ArtThe works of some autistic artists have featured in art publications, documentaries and been exhibited in mainstream galleries.

Stephen Wiltshire is one of the most famous autistic artists. His works are largely architectural or of cityscapes, monuments and buildings.

Other autistic artists producing representational art include Richard Wawro, Jessy Park [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,105619,00.html Portrait of the Autist - TIME ] ] and Ping Lian Yeak. [ [http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/ping_yeak Ping Lian Yeak - A Remarkable Artist | Wisconsin Medical Society ] ] [ [http://globalmalaysians.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/1/24/gmn/13126475&sec=GMN Ping Lian, 12, is autistic and a hit in New York ] ]

Figurative Art

Christophe Pillault [ [http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/christophe_pillault Christophe Pillault - A Remarkable Artist | Wisconsin Medical Society ] ] and Donna Williams, focus on figurative works with an emphasis on movement. Both artists feature in the award winning book "ARTism" [http://www.autismtoday.com/artism.htm Artism ] ] by Bernice Pelletier and Karen Simmons and published by Autism Today. [ [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?z=y&EAN=9781594570056 Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Artism, by Bernice Pelletier, Paperback ] ] Christophe Pillault, paints only with his fingers. His works have been featured in the book "Art of the Mind" published by the M.I.N.D institute. [cite press release|url=http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/502575/|title=M.I.N.D. Institute Shares Expressive Art Collection Through New Book|work=Newswise|publisher=University of California, Davis, Health System|date=22 December 2003|accessdate=2007-11-15]

Mark Rimland is a self taught American with autism whose drawings and paintings are often figurative and feature both people and cats. The son of autism pioneer, Bernard Rimland, Mark featured in the documentary "Lifting The Fog; A Look Into The Mysteries of Autism", in the award winning book, "ARTism" and is illustrator of the book, "The Secret Night World Of Cats" [http://www.amazon.com/Secret-Night-World-Cats/dp/1575251175 Amazon.com: The Secret Night World of Cats: Books: Helen Landalf,Mark Rimland ] ] published by Smith and Kraus.

Alonzo Clemons and Donna Williams are autistic sculptors, both figurative artists.

Abstract Art

Larry Bissonnette [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE4DA1130F931A15752C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3 ART REVIEW; Redefining a Style As It Catches On - New York Times ] ] and Henriette Seth [ [http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/henriett_seth Henriett Seth F. - Rain Girl | Wisconsin Medical Society ] ] do abstract, highly patterned works.

Imaginary Worlds

Gilles Trehin and George Widener [ [http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/george_widener George Widener - A Multiply Gifted Savant | Wisconsin Medical Society ] ] do highly detailed imaginary worlds. Gilles is a self-taught French autistic artist with highly detailed pencil work, largely architectural in style who represents an imaginary world called Urville through his sketches. [ [http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/ | Wisconsin Medical Society ] ] He is featured in the BBB4 documentary "Art Savant; The City Inside My Head". [cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/fourdocs/film/film-detail.jsp?id=1313|title=Art Savant: The City Inside my Head|publisher=Channel 4|accessdate=2007-11-15]

Portraiture

Jonathan Lerman is an autistic artist who primarily draws portraits focusing on facial expression.

Other

James Henry Pullen does 3D sculptural works [cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/james_pullen|title=James Henry Pullen - Genius of Earlswood Asylum|publisher=Wisconsin Medical Society|author=Treffert, Darold|accessdate=2007-11-07]

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